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Tole and One-stroke Painting History | ![]() |
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![]() History of Tole |
Traditional Tole Painting and a little of its history. 'What is Tole'? That's the first question most people ask - a short explanation. The word Tole comes from the French, meaning lacquered or enamelled metal-ware, often gilded. It also means a table or board.
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![]() Wedgwood School of Art |
Schools of Art in the UK, known to be teaching One-stroke painting for the pottery and furniture trade in the 1800 hundreds. |
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![]() Stoke on Trent Museum |
Historical styles used for the decoration of pottery, wall paper, furniture and tea trays. Images of partly completed design which give a excellent insight into how the piece was produced and the techniques used. |
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![]() Chippendale Tea Tray |
Who painted what and where they worked. Images of work produced in the Schools of Art and the specialist design used. |
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![]() Potteries |
The potteries history of people and company's where one-stroke was their main decoration. |
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